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e the undeveloped portion of the property. He said there are no plans to sell the property. He expressed support for the Planning Commission's recommenda- tion. There being no other requests to speak, the public hearing was closed. Responding to a question from Mr. MacDonald regarding concerns expressed in correspondence related to the request, Ms. Czerniak stated that the site review criteria addressed some of those concerns and explained that rezoning the property to a residential district would be inconsistent with the Metro Plan and the River Road/Santa Clara Urban Facilities Plan. Mr. MacDonald hoped that efforts will be made to exceed the site review criteria in light of the neighbors' concerns. Responding to a question from Ms. Bascom, Ms. Czerniak said that under the Planning Commission's proposal for streamlining the annexation process, this request would have been submitted directly to the Boundary Commission, eliminating considerable staff work, two public hearings, and City Attorney time for preparation of the resolution. Responding to a question from Mr. Nicholson, Ms. Czerniak explained that the property is contiguous to six properties to the north, which are in the city, and to River Road and Hillcrest Road rights-of-way, which are also in the city. Ms. Czerniak explained that the Planning Commissioner voting in opposition to this request does not consider it to be contiguous to the main body of the city. e Res. No. 4350--A resolution furthering annexation to the city of Eugene and the Lane County Metropolitan Service District for property located in the River Road area on the southwest corner of River Road and Hillcrest Drive. Final Order Al 92-2--A final order rezoning the property from County C-l/UL and RA/UL to City C-2/SR. Ms. Ehrman moved, seconded by Ms. Bascom, to adopt the resolution and final order. Roll call vote; the motion passed 5:1, with Councilor Nicholson voting nay. III. PUBLIC HEARING: ORDINANCE CONCERNING CODE CHANGES, INITIATIVES, AND ELECTIONS City Manager Mike Gleason introduced the item. David Biedermann, Administra- tive Services Department, presented the staff report. As requested by the City Council, the proposed changes to the initiative/referendum code were reviewed by the Citizen Involvement Committee (CIC). The committee recommend- ed that Section 2.977, concerning City Attorney review of ballot titles for clarity and consistency, be returned to the CIC for further discussion. That e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 26, 1992 Page 2 7:30 p.m.